Premium holding package



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PREMIUM HOLDING PACKAGE Filed July 30, 1962 l nvento r David AKEIREBAttorney United States Patent 3,139,981 PREMIUM HOLDING PACKAGE DavidAkeireb, 5725 Cote St. Luc Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Filed July 30,1962, Ser. No. 213,475 2 Claims. (Cl. 206-47) The present inventionrelates to improvements in the manufacture of display packages orholders, particularly packages of this nature that are designed to holdor to be attached to more than one article, for example, a bottle or canplus a premium such as a dispenser or the like.

It is common practice today to merchandize various types of bottled orcanned liquids, for example, detergents, window cleaners, hand lotionsor the like with one or more bottles as a packaged unit with a suitabledispenser. Usually the dispenser is attached to the package by somemeans permitting its display along with the bottle, for example, by atab or extension of the bottle holding package or a paper hand. Theseexpedients while serving the purpose of displaying the dispenser or likepremium do not provide any means of preventing pilfering of the premiumwhich is common particularly in large chain stores or the like.

The present invention recognizes this and other problems inherent in theprior art bottle holding packages and aims to provide an improvedconstruction of an article of this nature that can be easily yetsecurely attached to one or more bottles or cans and which also includesmeans to retain a dispenser in a manner which will minimize the usualpilfering. Further, the construction of the present package is such thatit fits securely about the neck of the bottles or cans so that when adispenser is placed between a pair of bottles as a unit package thedispenser head can be used as a carrying handle.

More specifically, the package unit or holder of the invention consistsessentially of a one piece rectangular blank of paperboard or cardboardwhich is creased and folded to provide a relatively shallow rectangularopen ended box which is provided with a series of registering openingswhich fit snugly over the neck of the bottles or cans with additionalopenings to receive and retain a dispenser. These openings are arrangedin three spaced apart rows along the length of the blank so that when itis folded into three overlapping panels the holes are aligned from topto bottom. The first row of holes is dimensioned so as to fit snuglyabout the neck of a bottle or bottles and to accommodate the plungerportion only of a dispenser. The second row of holes is again a snug fitfor the bottle caps with the dispenser accommodating opening beingconsiderably smaller than the threaded cap portion but suificientlylarge to permit passage of the usual dispenser plunger top. The thirdrow of holes is larger permitting them to fit over the respective bottleor can caps and the corresponding threaded cap of the dispenser.

When the present holder is assembled, say for example to a preferredarrangement of two capped bottles with a dispenser inbetween, theportion bearing the first row of holes is placed on and pushed firmlydown over the bottle caps and the dispenser stem is placed in thecentral opening. The portion of the blank bearing the third row of holesis then folded inwardly between the portions bearing the first andsecond row so as to align the openings in the second and third rows.These overlapped portions are then folded over the assembled bottles anddispenser so that the dispenser head and bottle caps are locked withinthe interior of the open ended rectangular package thus formed. Withthis arrangement, the dispenser cannot be withdrawn without removal ofthe unit from the bottle tops but the entire unit can be easily removedby the purchaser by either unscrewing the bottle caps or by 'iceexerting suflicient force to deform the lowest retaining openings.

Having thus generally described the nature of the invention, particularreference will be made to the accompanying drawings, showing by way ofillustration a preferred embodiment thereof, and in which;

FIGURE 1 is a preferred embodiment of the package of the invention shownin perspective elevation and being utilized to retain for displaypurposes two bottles and a plunger pump type spray dispenser.

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view of the construction shown in FIGURE 1along the line 22 to illustrate the construction in more detail.

FIGURE 3 is a transverse sectional view of the construction shown inFIGURE 1 illustrating the first step in applying the holder of theinvention.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG- URE 3 to illustratethe second step in applying the holder of the invention.

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG- URE 3 to illustratethe relative position of the dispenser top during the initial steps ofapplication of the holder.

FIGURE 6 is a view in plan of a one piece blank adapted to form thepackage or holder of FIGURE 1.

With particular reference to FIGURE 1 of the drawings, a preferredembodiment of a double bottle and premium holding package unit inaccordance with the invention is shown as holding for display a pair ofbottles A having screw-on caps B and between the caps B a plunger-pumptype of fluid spray dispenser C.

The unit shown is made up from a one piece blank 10 of icardboard orpaperboard, see FIGURE 6, whch is scored and folded, as will bedescribed to form a relatively shallow open-ended box 12. The blank 10is provided with a first row of openings 14, 14a, with the spaced-apartopenings 14 each having a radially slotted peripheral margin 15 whichpermits the openings 14 to be deformed as they are pressed over the capsB and to form retaining flanges against the lower rims of the caps whenin position. The centrally located openng 14a is of a sufficientdiameter to accommodate the stern only of the dispenser C.

The second row of openings 16, 16a on the blank 10 corresponds inspacing and alignment with the openings 14, 14a with the difference thatthe openings 16 are sufficiently greater in diameter to fit over thecaps B and the central opening 16a is sufficiently greater in diameterto fit over the top portion D of the dispenser C. The last row ofopenings 18, 18a is of sufficient diameter to fit easily over the bottlecaps B and the corresponding cap portion B1 of the dispenser C. Theblank 10 is scored as indicated at 20, 20 and 22, 22 so that it can befolded up into bottle and dispenser holding position, as shown inFIGURES 3, 4 and 5 As is shown in FIGURES 3, 4 and 5, the first blankportion 10a is placed over the aligned bottles A and pressed down inposition so as to deform the slotted margins 15 into retaining position.The intermediate blank portion 100, containing the third row of openings18, 18a is then folded inwardly of the second portion 10b, as shown inFIGURE 3. The protruding top D of the dispenser C is inserted in theopening 16a and the blank portions 10b, 10c pushed down into place asshown in FIGURE 4. With this arrangement the dispenser cap B1 is lockedbetween the blank portions 10a, 10b, so that the dispenser C cannot bewithdrawn without removing the unit from engagement with the bottles A.

As will be understood by reference to the preceding de scription andaccompanying drawings the height of the open ended box 12 forming thepackage unit of the invention may be varied to suit bottle or can necksof varying lengths. Further, as an alternative construction, a similardesign can be utilized in combination with a single bottle A and adispenser premium. In this case, the unit would appear as shown inFIGURE 2 from the line A-A. In the blank one of the openings 14, 16 and18 would be deleted and the width of the blank reduced accordingly.

As an added. feature of the construction illustrated the protruding topD of the dispenser C acts as a convenient handle for. the easy carryingof the bottles A.

I claim: 1. A combination display. package fora fluid container anddispenser comprising:

at least one. container having a restricted neck;

a sealing .cap secured to said neck; a dispenser for connection to saidcontainer;

said dispenser comprising a lower stem portion, an intermediate cap,and. an upper'protruding top portion;

said stem and top portions having. a cross section less than thecross-section of said intermediate cap on said'dispenser; and arelatively shallow, open-ended, box-like, packageforming elementincluding a bottom, top and intermediate panel, afirst side panelconnecting said-top and intermediate panels and a second side panelconnecting said top and bottom panels;

said package-forming element being mounted on said container anddispenser and normally preventing removal of said dispenser withoutsubstantialdismantling of said package; said bottom panel, top andintermediate panels including transverse, aligned apertures surroundingsaid dispenser and said container;

the apertures surrounding said dispenser including an aperture in thebottom panel surrounding said lower stem portion, an aperture in theintermediate panel surrounding said intermediate cap, and an aperture inthe top panel surrounding the upper protruding portion;

said dispenser surrounding apertures in said bottom andtop' panels beingof an area smaller than said dispenser cap and preventing longitudinalmovement thereof, said bottom panel engaging beneath said container anddispenser caps, said intermediate panel receiving said container anddispenser caps therethrough, and said top panel overlying and preventinglongitudinal movement of said dispenser cap. 2. The package as claimedin claim 1 including a second-container similar to said firstdescribedcontainer, said panels including apertures accommodating said containersin flanking relation to said dispenser, said bottom panel comprisingdeformable, gripping portions at said aperture and grippingly engagingsaid containers beneath said sealing caps.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,060,513 Marx Nov. 10, 1936 2,358,523 McKinley Sept. 19, 1944 2,646,202Gibbons July 21, 1953 2,721,689 Nye Oct. 25, 1955 2,737,326 ToensmeierMar. 6, 1956 2,823,064 Toensmeier Feb. 11, 1958

1. A COMBINATION DISPLAY PACKAGE FOR A FLUID CONTAINER AND DISPENSERCOMPRISING: AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER HAVING A RESTRICTED NECK; A SEALINGCAP SECURED TO SAID NECK; A DISPENSER FOR CONNECTION TO SAID CONTAINER;SAID DISPENSER COMPRISING A LOWER STEM PORTION, AN INTERMEDIATE CAP, ANDAN UPPER PROTRUDING TOP PORTION; SAID STEM AND TOP PORTIONS HAVING ACROSSSECTION LESS THAN THE CROSS-SECTION OF SAID INTERMEDIATE CAP ONSAID DISPENSER; AND A RELATIVELY SHALLOW, OPEN-ENDED, BOX-LIKE,PACKAGEFORMING ELEMENT INCLUDING A BOTTOM, TOP AND INTERMEDIATE PANEL, AFIRST SIDE PANEL CONNECTING SAID TOP AND INTERMEDIATE PANELS AND ASECOND SIDE PANEL SAID PACKAGE-FORMING ELEMENT BEING MOUNTED ON SAIDCONTAINER AND DISPENSER AND NORMALLY PREVENTING REMOVAL OF SAIDDISPENSER WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL DISMANTLING OF SAID PACKAGE; SAID BOTTOMPANEL, TOP AND INTERMEDIATE PANESL INCLUDING TRANSVERSE, ALIGNEDAPERTURES SURROUNDING SAID DISPENSER AND SAID CONTAINER; THE APERTURESSURROUNDING SAID DISPENSER INCLUDING AN APERTURE IN THE BOTTOM PANELSURROUNDING SAID LOWER STEM PORTION, AN APERTURE IN THE INTERMEDIATEPANEL SURROUNDING SAID INTERMEDIATE CAP, AND AN APERTURE IN THE TOPPANEL SURROUNDING THE UPPER PROTRUDING PORTION; SAID DISPENSERSURROUNDING APERTURES IN SAID BOTTOM AND TOP PANELS BEING OF AN AREASMALLER THAN SAID DISPENSER CAP AND PREVENTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENTTHEREOF, SAID BOTTOM PANEL ENGAGING BENEATH SAID CONTAINER AND DISPENSERCAPS, SAID INTERMEDIATE PANEL RECEIVING SAID CONTAINER AND DISPENSERCAPS THERETHROUGH, AND SAID TOP PANEL OVERLYING AND PREVENTINGLONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID DISPENSER CAP.